Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-49366

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0044 35.2th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-49366 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 35.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-49366 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability in PHP programs, specifically a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98). It affects the Hanani WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes, impacting all versions from n/a through 1.2.11. Published on 2025-12-18, the vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High).

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this over the network with high attack complexity and no user interaction required (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U). Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), allowing attackers to include and potentially execute arbitrary local files, which could lead to sensitive data disclosure or server compromise in a PHP environment.

The primary advisory is available from Patchstack at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/hanani/vulnerability/wordpress-hanani-theme-1-2-11-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, detailing the WordPress theme-specific vulnerability.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Hanani hanani allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hanani: from n/a through <= 1.2.11.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the Hanani WordPress theme by identifying, patching, and verifying the vulnerable include/require statements.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of filename inputs to PHP include/require functions to block arbitrary local file inclusion attempts.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions to limit file access paths exploitable by LFI vulnerabilities.

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